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Phases - Steve Reich

A Nonesuch Retrospective - celebrating the work and life of composer Steve Reich

Pat Metheny (guitar), Maya Beiser (cello), et al.

Steve Reich Ensemble, Kronos Quartet, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Bang on a Can, London Symphony Orchestra

Phases - Steve Reich

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…Phases is now the best option for anyone looking to acquire an instant Steve Reich back catalogue collection. …covering all the significant areas of Reich's career in a well-proportioned,...

BBC Music Magazine, October 20064 out of 5 stars

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Phases - Steve Reich

A Nonesuch Retrospective - celebrating the work and life of composer Steve Reich

Pat Metheny (guitar), Maya Beiser (cello), et al.

Steve Reich Ensemble, Kronos Quartet, Los Angeles Master Chorale, Bang on a Can, London Symphony Orchestra

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…Phases is now the best option for anyone looking to acquire an instant Steve Reich back catalogue collection. …covering all the significant areas of Reich's career in a well-proportioned,...

BBC Music Magazine, October 20064 out of 5 stars

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'Phases' opens with what is arguably Reich's signature work, 'Music For Eighteen Musicians', performed by Reich and his longtime ensemble. However, each piece here, culled from Reich's Nonesuch discography, warrants a significant spot in any overview of his career, from the semi-autobiographical, often deeply moving 'Different Trains', played by Kronos Quartet, to the rhythmically and spiritually adventurous 'You Are (Variations)', written for, and performed by the Los Angeles Master Chorale.

Contents and tracklist

Reich: Music for 18 Musicians
Work length1:07:38
  • Steve Reich and Musicians
Pulses
Track length5:26
Section I
Track length3:58
Section II
Track length5:13
Section IIIA
Track length3:55
Section IIIB
Track length3:48
Section IV
Track length6:36
Section V
Track length6:48
Section VI
Track length4:54
Section VII
Track length4:19
Section VIII
Track length3:34
Section IX
Track length5:23
Section X
Track length1:50
Section XI
Track length5:44
Pulses II
Track length6:10
Reich: Different Trains
Work length26:58
This work is only available as an album download.
America—Before the war
Track length8:58
Europe—During the war
Track length7:30
After the war
Track length10:30
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Reich: Tehillim, Pt. I (Fast)
Work length11:45
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Reich: Tehillim, Pt. II (Fast)
Work length6:01
Reich: Tehillim, Pt. III (Slow)
Work length6:18
Reich: Tehillim, Pt. IV (Fast)
Work length6:23
Reich: Eight Lines (Octet)
Work length17:36
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  • Steve Reich
  • Bang on a Can
Reich: You Are (Variations)
Work length26:57
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I. You are wherever your thoughts are
Track length13:14
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II. Shiviti Hashem l'negdi (I place the Eternal before me)
Track length4:15
III. Explanations come to an end somewhere
Track length5:24
IV. Ehmor m’aht, v’ahsay harbay (Say little and do much)
Track length4:04
Reich: New York Counterpoint
Work length11:26
  • Steve Reich, Evan Ziporyn (clarinet)
I. Fast
Track length5:03
II. Slow
Track length2:43
III. Fast
Track length3:40
Reich: Cello Counterpoint
Work length11:29
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Reich: Electric Counterpoint
Work length14:42
I. Fast
Track length6:51
II. Slow
Track length3:21
III. Fast
Track length4:30
Reich: Triple Quartet
Work length14:42
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First Movement
Track length7:10
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Second Movement
Track length4:04
Third Movement
Track length3:28
Reich: Come Out
Work length12:58
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  • Steve Reich (tape)
Reich: Proverb
Work length14:09
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Reich: The Desert Music
Work length48:01
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  • Brooklyn Philharmonic, Brooklyn Philharmonic and Chorus (vocal & instrumental ensemble)
  • Steve Reich and Musicians
  • Michael Tilson Thomas
First Movement (Fast)
Track length7:54
Second Movement (Moderate)
Track length6:59
Third Movement, Pt. 1 (Slow)
Track length6:59
Third Movement, Pt. 2 (Moderate)
Track length5:53
Third Movement, Pt. 3 (Slow)
Track length5:54
Fourth Movement (Moderate)
Track length3:35
Fifth Movement (Fast)
Track length10:47
This track is only available as an album download.
Reich: Music for Mallet Instruments, Voices and Organ
Work length16:58
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  • Steve Reich and Musicians
Reich: Drumming
Work length56:42
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  • Steve Reich and Musicians
Pt. I
Track length17:30
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Pt. II
Track length18:10
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Pt. III
Track length11:12
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Pt. IV
Track length9:50

Awards and reviews

October 2006

…Phases is now the best option for anyone looking to acquire an instant Steve Reich back catalogue collection. …covering all the significant areas of Reich's career in a well-proportioned, musically intelligent way.
4 out of 5 stars
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